At the end of the day I don’t think this really changes the conversation substantially (if at all), but it’s always important to ensure the right facts are out there for discussion
Keep in mind, though, it’s an active war zone with almost zero infrastructure. Confirming deaths is almost impossible. Between the sheer number buried under buildings or otherwise unable to get to whatever passes for medical aid, and how frequently what is found is basically unidentifiable…
Important. This is not the number of probable deaths. The number of probable deaths lies as over 45.000 as it includes people under the rubble, very very very likely dead.
The 35.000 includes all bodies found.
The now “revised” number includes all bodies for which the person is identified, so we know it is “Mohamed Abu-Qadr, 6 years old” and not just “unknown child, between 5 and 7 years old”
At the end of the day I don’t think this really changes the conversation substantially (if at all), but it’s always important to ensure the right facts are out there for discussion
Keep in mind, though, it’s an active war zone with almost zero infrastructure. Confirming deaths is almost impossible. Between the sheer number buried under buildings or otherwise unable to get to whatever passes for medical aid, and how frequently what is found is basically unidentifiable…
There’s a lot of dead people being excluded
Important. This is not the number of probable deaths. The number of probable deaths lies as over 45.000 as it includes people under the rubble, very very very likely dead.
The 35.000 includes all bodies found.
The now “revised” number includes all bodies for which the person is identified, so we know it is “Mohamed Abu-Qadr, 6 years old” and not just “unknown child, between 5 and 7 years old”
You got any kind of source on that extra 10k of unidentified bodies? That’s a big number to just throw around.